Revolutionary Road, by Richard Yates, was for all purposes a good read.  It's a tale of suburban ennui of the 50s which I didn't find to be any different from ennui in the 80s, 90s, or the 21st century.  Our suburban couple, Frank and April Wheeler, are the center around which this tale is cast.  The setting of this story is in the mid 50s on the ( Read more... )

Got another goodie ( Read more... )

So I stepped on the scale this morning and I had to contain my glee - - after all, the people above me are sleeping at 5 am, they most definitely don't need to hear me whoop and wallow.  I LOST 2 POUNDS ( Read more... )

I had a really weird dream this morning.  I dreamt that I was driving in my car and for some weird reason I was texting and since I was texting I missed my exit.  Well I wasn't driving anywhere I'd ever seen before tho the scenery was beautiful.  I couldn't turn around on the highway so I had to get off at the next exit and then circle back ( Read more... )

The first week back at work
I guess is was a typical start to the new school year.  The new computers that were supposed to be installed over the summer are sitting in the storage room.  Teaching schedules were still not finalized.  We knew what we were teaching, but we didn't know which hours were our prep periods and which hour was our study hall/ ( Read more... )

About 2 weeks ago I ventured into my local cinema for a matinee showing of Angelina Jolie's latest explosive exploits.  Salt is the title of the movie and Jolie plays the super spy Evelyn Salt.  The movie opens with Jolie's character captured behind North Korean lines.  Why she was there was never explained, but we are told that her cover was blown ( Read more... )

Recently I purchased a new smartphone.  Now that I've had it for almost a month I thought that it would be good to compose a general review of the phone.  So, here goes ...

I did a bit of researching last spring on the new smartphones that were coming out this year.  The first phone I looked at was, of course, the iphone.  Several of my friends have ( Read more... )

It's been a while now, hasn't it?  Well, I've finished the trilogy.  Actually, I finished reading it a couple of weeks ago, but I went on a little vacay and am only now back on LJ to jot down my response.

Book One:  The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Let me start by stating that after reading this book I learned that I am not the only person who has ( Read more... )

she crawled out of my
subconscious;
a memory-
or friend
stating,
"this is what
you could've had
if you had the guts"

Mum arrives in just under 4 hours, so this is just a quickie.

I've been reading The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo on my Kindle.  I purchased the whole trilogy on a whim.  Actually, I saw a few students toting around the hardback, and  as I was on the fence whether to read it myself, asked for opinions and they said that it was good.  I've been reading ( Read more... )